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    "description": "Max Mitchell is ALM's Regional Managing Editor for The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @MMitchellTLI. His email is [email protected].",
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        "uri": "/2023/10/03/suburban-pa-jury-awards-3-6m-following-minor-rear-end-accident-414-244429/",
        "title": "Pennsylvania jury awards $3.6M following 'minor rear-end accident'",
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        "prettyDate": "October 03, 2023",
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        "summary": "The plaintiff's attorneys said the award is part of a trend of juries across the state becoming increasingly open to awarding sizable verdicts.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/31/a-battle-of-the-tech-experts-ai-will-raise-novel-issues-in-insurance-litigation-attorneys-say-414-242807/",
        "title": "AI will raise novel issues in insurance litigation, attorneys say",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
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        "prettyDate": "August 31, 2023",
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        "summary": "Carriers should ensure AI tools are accurate and produce reliable results to avoid potential lawsuits.",
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        "uri": "/2023/07/12/10-4m-verdict-over-fatal-pedestrian-collision-includes-award-against-insurance-brokers-414-240610/",
        "title": "$10.4M verdict over fatal pedestrian collision includes award against insurance brokers",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
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        "prettyDate": "July 12, 2023",
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        "summary": "The plaintiff claimed they relied on the broker's expertise when purchasing insurance and believed they were fully covered.",
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        "uri": "/2023/05/04/amputees-workers-comp-benefits-pulled-for-failure-to-quit-smoking-414-237835/",
        "title": "Amputee's workers' comp benefits pulled for failure to quit smoking",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 04, 2023",
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        "summary": "An appeal is underway in a case involving a woman who had her workers' compensation benefits pulled for failing to stop smoking while undergoing medical treatments.",
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        "uri": "/2022/09/05/1-4m-workers-comp-settlement-upheld-by-superior-court-despite-carriers-objections-414-227029/",
        "title": "$1.4M workers' comp settlement upheld, despite carrier objections",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 05, 2022",
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        "summary": "The Hartford had argued the settlement allows the plaintiffs to circumvent its workers' compensation subrogation lien.",
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        "uri": "/2021/02/09/plaintiffs-firms-flooded-boy-scout-bankruptcy-with-unvetted-potentially-fraudulent-civil-claims-insurers-allege-414-196375/",
        "title": "Insurers allege law firms filed false claims against Boys Scouts",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "February 09, 2021",
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        "summary": "Boy Scouts of America currently faces more than 95,000 sex-abuse claims as it fights with insurers to pay claims.",
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        "uri": "/2020/10/08/pa-appeals-court-finds-unenforceable-us-law-curbing-liability-for-gunmakers-414-188857/",
        "title": "U.S. law curbing gunmakers' liability is unenforceable, Penn. court rules",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "October 08, 2020",
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        "summary": "The ruling opens the door for lawsuits against companies involved in the manufacture and sale of a gun.",
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        "uri": "/2020/09/04/pa-supreme-court-split-on-21m-bad-faith-verdict-against-nationwide-414-186523/",
        "title": "Court splits on $21M bad-faith verdict against Nationwide",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "September 04, 2020",
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        "summary": "The Penn. Supreme Court deadlocked in its decision of the verdict previously deemed an 'an assault on the [insurance] industry.'",
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        "uri": "/2020/08/25/amazon-may-face-strict-liability-for-defective-product-made-by-3rd-party-california-appeals-court-rules-414-185812/",
        "title": "Amazon may face strict liability for defective third-party product",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
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        "prettyDate": "August 25, 2020",
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        "summary": "For the first time, an appeals court has subjected the online retail giant to strict liability for the products it sells but does not make.",
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        "uri": "/2020/08/04/uber-employees-may-receive-unemployment-benefits-pa-supreme-court-rules-414-184373/",
        "title": "Uber employees may receive unemployment benefits, Penn. Supreme Court rules",
        "byline": "Max Mitchell",
        "kicker": "Case Study",
        "prettyDate": "August 04, 2020",
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        "summary": "The high court's decision focused on the nature of the relationship between Uber and a driver.",
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